Pattern (edigen 1.5.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- net.emustudio.edigen.nodes.TreeNode
- - net.emustudio.edigen.nodes.Pattern

```
public class Pattern
extends TreeNode
```
Pattern node - a sequence of bits used during instruction decoding.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Pattern(BitSequence bits)
Constructs a pattern.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`accept(Visitor visitor)`	Accepts the visitor.
`Pattern`	`and(Mask mask)`	Returns a pattern ANDed with the specified mask.
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object o)`
`BitSequence`	`getBits()`	Returns the bit sequence.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`TreeNode`	`shallowCopy()`
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`	Returns the pattern as a string in binary notation.

Methods inherited from class net.emustudio.edigen.nodes.TreeNode
acceptChildren, addChild, addChildren, addChildren, childCount, copy, dump, getChild, getChildren, getLine, getParent, remove, setLine

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Pattern
```
public Pattern(BitSequence bits)
```
    Constructs a pattern.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bits - the bit sequence
- Method Detail
  - getBits
```
public BitSequence getBits()
```
    Returns the bit sequence.
    
    Returns:
    
    the bit sequence
  - and
```
public Pattern and(Mask mask)
```
    Returns a pattern ANDed with the specified mask.
    
    Parameters:
    
    mask - the mask
    
    Returns:
    
    the resulting pattern
  - accept
```
public void accept(Visitor visitor)
            throws SemanticException
```
    Accepts the visitor.
    
    Overrides:
    
    accept in class TreeNode
    
    Parameters:
    
    visitor - the visitor object
    
    Throws:
    
    SemanticException - depends on the specific visitor
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Returns the pattern as a string in binary notation.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    the string
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class java.lang.Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class TreeNode
  - shallowCopy
```
public TreeNode shallowCopy()
```
    Specified by:
    
    shallowCopy in class TreeNode